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Gratz family correspondence

File consists of a petition made in September 1775 to the Council of Virginia from traders and others who suffered losses in the Indian War of 1763; and two letters to Michael Gratz regarding trade.

The Quebec gazette

File consists of a broken run of the newspaper, containing accounts of proceedings of the legislature, and notices regarding trade and merchant activity, including Benjamin and Moses Hart.

Montreal herald and daily commercial gazette

File consists of a broken run of the newspaper collected by Sheldon and Judy Godfrey because of the advertisements for various Jewish business people, including C. Solomon & Co., Samuel & Co. (guns), Theodore Hart, Alexander Levey, Jesse Joseph, A. & S. Nordheimer (piano fortes), John Levy, Simon Hart, A. Hoffnung (jeweller), William Benjamin & Co., H. Benjamin & Co. (crystal block importer), M. Bessunger (oil paintings), J.A. Harte (druggist), R.M. Hart (advocate), Silverman's Extract, and Wulff & Co., as well as an advertisement to builders regarding the construction of a synagogue on St. Constant Street.

Buchanan, Isaac

File consists of shipping confirmations from John McGunn, Greenock, Scotland, for cargos consigned to Buchanan's company, 1835, and correspondence regarding Buchanan's books including "The relations of the industry of Canada," 1864-1867.

Engravings from newspapers

File consists of five prints showing the Port Hope viaduct in Ontario (Illustrated Times, 22 January 1859), the Victoria Bridge at Montreal, Caledonian games on the civic holiday in Hamilton, laying of the corner stone for the Boy's Home in Hamilton (1876), and a hand-coloured rendering of a curling match in Montreal.

Engravings from "The illustrated London news." -- File consists of prints showing: horses and riders at the fountain near Parsonville on the Fraser River, and scenery near Harrison Lake, 17 December 1864; settlements at Lilloett on the Fraser River and Fort Anderson on Anderson Lake, 24 December 1864; Native and European settlements on the shore of Douglas Lake, British Columbia, 1866; and scenery and the settlement at Fort Simpson, as well as a funeral on the Klondike, 10 December 1898.

Unbound newspapers

Series consists of unbound issues of newspapers published in Montreal, Toronto and Victoria, which contain advertisements and notices concerning Jewish businesses.

Inter-office information

File consists of a bi-weekly newsletter prepared for members of the National Council of the Canadian Jewish Congress and community leaders summarizing issues on a provincial, national, and international level.

Inter-office information

File consists of a bi-weekly newsletter prepared for members of the National Council of the Canadian Jewish Congress and community leaders summarizing issues on a provincial, national, and international level.

Inter-office information

File consists of a bi-weekly newsletter prepared for members of the National Council of the Canadian Jewish Congress and community leaders summarizing issues on a provincial, national, and international level.

Jewish manuscripts

Series consists of correspondence, financial and legal documents, and other material gathered by Sheldon and Judy Godfrey as a research collection to support their work on Jewish families in Canada. The original documents are frequently supplemented by the Godfreys' research notes. Topics include the interconnected financial affairs of many of these families, particularly their involvement in the fur trade in Montreal and near the Straits of Michilimakinac, and their involvement in cultural and political affairs, such as the launch of the "National magazine" and the marketing of Gerald Hart's book, "The fall of New France," between its publication in 1888 and 1916. In addition to documentation on several families in Montreal, Quebec, Trois-Rivieres and Riviere-du-Loups, the series includes records of families and businesses in Toronto, including stationery and a small group of building permits issued by the city between 1899 and 1900. The series features correspondence between John A. Macdonald and George Benjamin (member of parliament for North Hastings) between 1857 and 1864 that offers private observations on political developments, and invitations and correspondence sent to Earl Rowe, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, that provide a glimpse of Jewish activities in the province between 1964 and 1984.

Sheldon and Judy Godfrey collection

  • F0435
  • Collection
  • 1434-2003

Collection consists of published works including books, journals (articles excerpted from issues as well as runs of serials), Canadian and British government documents, almanacs, gazetteers, directories, newsletters, and newspapers that describe the social, economic, and legal factors influencing Jewish life in Canada (especially for the period prior to Confederation), the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. These works include bibliographies, biographies, commemorative publications, local histories and reproductions of primary documents that pertain to Jewish involvement in the trade of the British Empire, migration and settlement, professions such as medicine and education, and studies of the Jewish experience in Canadian and international communities from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Series S00251, Jewish manuscripts, contains original correspondence, financial and legal documents, and research notes by the Godfreys regarding Jewish families in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes that provides information regarding their involvement in economic, cultural and political affairs, including the fur trade. The series features 11 letters between John A. Macdonald and George Benjamin, who represented North Hastings as a Member of Parliament between 1856 and his retirement in 1863. Series S00252, Biographical research files, contains the research notes, correspondence, and copies of correspondence, abstracts of land titles and other instruments of ownership, property plans, and wills compiled by Sheldon and Judy Godfrey in preparation to write books on Canadian Jewish history and articles for the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography," as well as speeches to various historical and genealogical societies. The series was arranged by the Godfreys into sections using broad geographical areas (Upper Canada, Lower Canada, and the Maritimes), and then by the names of individuals and families. Series S00253 consists of unbound issues of 19th century newspapers, which contain advertisements and notices concerning Jewish businesses in various parts of Canada. Donation made in 2006 and 2007 expand the holdings for the books and archival series, and includes a wide range of British and Canadian documents that reflect the breadth of the Godfreys' collecting interests. The donation made in 2007 strengthened the collection's holdings of 18th and 19th-century newspapers from Canada (particularly Quebec, Montreal, and Toronto) and the United Kingdom, and added almanacs from New England.

Godfrey, Sheldon, 1938-

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